"Don't we share like 99% of our DNA with a tortilla or something?" -- Brianna

So not much has changed in the last month or so. Patterns of uni, work, eating and sleep have remained relatively stable. Bri has a new calling in our ward as youth Sunday School teacher, which she'll be great at, and Dan is the new ward mission leader, which he's excited for. Speaking of excitement, things we've eaten recently have included:

1. Steak

2. Salmon (making a conscious effort to get more Omega-3 in our diet)

3. Protein powder

4. Pretzel salad

5. Mushroom soup (Brianna and a friend bought a 10kg box of mushrooms from the market recently)

6. Crackling

Today is Father's Day in Australia, so everyone went over to Dan's brother (Nathan) and sister-in-law's house to celebrate the fatherhood of Dan's dad and brother. Many of the gifts they received were edible.

In other news, a few weeks ago we went out to the Blue Mountains (specifically Lidsdale) where Nathan's mother-in-law recently bought a house that looks small from the front but actually stretches quite far back on a long property, and has fruit trees and a chicken shed. While we were there we went to see a 400m long abandoned (never used?) train tunnel that was cut through a mountain and had been taken over by glow worms. Pretty amazing.

Also here's another thing:

Last Sunday was stake conference, and Dan's mission president was the visiting general authority. He talked about how we can keep becoming better day-by-day over the course of our lives, through the Atonement. Also, how if we feel like we've not been feeling as much of God's power or influence in our lives, we can pray for that specifically. So those were good things to hear. It's great to have people in your life who motivate you to be better and set an example for you to emulate. If you're reading this you're probably one of those people, so thanks.

Lots of love, Dan & Bri

                                            A card-tower tribute to Dan's dad on Father's day.

Dan's shed

On the wall of a town in the Blue Mountains that has a thing for non-recent advertising

Indiana Brianna about to enter the cave of doom

When we got to this tunnel entrance we thought it might have been the glow worm tunnel so stopped the car and Nathan walked down to check it out. Less than a minute later Nathan came running out followed by beams of light from a from the car behind him. Wasn't the glow worm tunnel.

The view from inside the glow worm tunnel

Dan surveying the land